Happy Bill of Rights Day!

It’s been another tough year for the Bill of Rights in the US. We spent Bill of Rights day on the road, opting out of the TSA’s abuse of our rights by driving (not flying) from San Francisco to Seattle — so apologies for the lateness of this post.

Yeah really. And despite what the Obama Administration wants you to believe, the Fourth Amendment applies at airports too: the naked scanners and enhanced patdowns are unconstitutional. TSA Administrator John Pistole told USA Today that he thinks they’ve pushed the public as far as they can, but I think they’ve miscalculated.

As I wrote last month on I Will Opt Out, imagine a foreign country where the government decided to spend a few billion dollars to install “Rapescan” machines to irradiate travelers and produce detailed nude pictures, and that 2% of travelers would their breasts and genitals groped by government employees. I don’t think the citizens of that country would stand for it … and the grassroots energy from organizations like We Won’t Fly and in forums like FlyerTalk are good indications that Americans won’t either.

I think we’re going to win on this — and the bonds forged in this battle will carry forward to others.